MY NAME IS BARBRA, by Barbra Streisand Hello, enormous. Of course Barbra Streisand’s memoir, 10 years in the making if you don’t count the chapter she scribbled in longhand in the 1990s and then lost, was going to approach “Power Broker” proportions. For one thing, she is — fits of insecurity notwithstanding — a bona…

MANILA, Philippines – Hey there, dreamers! If you’re the kind of bookworm who prefers warm cozy summers over chilly winters, you’re in for a treat. We’ve curated a list of five enchanting “cottagecore” novels, each featuring strong female leads to warm your heart and transport you to the most idyllic and beautiful settings, from the…

When the UK copyright for George Orwell’s work expired in 2021, two writers took on his towering masterpieces – 1984 and Animal Farm – and reimagined them through contemporary eyes. Dorian Lynkey finds out why. Almost four years ago, the novelist Adam Biles was talking to a friend about the fact that the work of…

New Fall 2023 releases made the list of the top 20 Adult Graphic Novels in the book channel, based on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for October (10/1/23 – 10/28/23) provided to ICv2. The Mysteries, famed Calvin and Hobbes creator Bill Watterson’s graphic novel with artist John Kascht (a very different story from his strip…

DETROIT LAKES — While Minnesota author Allen Eskens has successfully written and published nine novels now, his path to becoming a best-selling novelist was a convoluted one. In fact, he was a practicing lawyer for many years before publishing his first work of fiction, “The Life We Bury,” in 2014. Eskens shared his journey toward…

In her critically acclaimed debut novel The Octopus and I (2020), Tasmanian author Erin Hortle relished the beauty of the waters surrounding Hobart. “I spent a lot of time surfing and fishing out in the boat,” Ms Hortle told the ABC. The book became a “catalogue of moments that I had on the water”. Three years…

By Riley Kaminer Break out your bookmarks! This year’s Miami Book Fair is right around the corner – and it’s more tech and business-focused than ever. The eight-day event, presented by Miami Dade College and sponsors, brings upwards of 20,000 people each weekend day alone. The Book Fair features a street fair with authors and…

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We are not the cultural consumers we used to be. Data, streaming, and Web 2.0 have remade how we read and how we watch. Platforms are the new publishers. But although we consume culture differently now, much of how we talk about and study it remains lodged in the analog world of the 20th century.…

Scotland may be known for its bagpipes, its whiskey, its sublime landscapes, and its Loch Ness monster, but as fans of MASTERPIECE mysteries Annika and Guilt know, Scotland is a uniquely atmospheric setting for crimes, detectives, and murder—so much so that it has inspired its own literary genre, Tartan Noir. From the cliffs of the…